Brassiere



Patented Sept. 2l, 1948 H d `lilmssrti'tlt l Jack Glick, Bronx, N. Y., assignor to The Gluckin Corporation,` New New York 1 York, N. Y., a corporation of Application Amir s, 1946, seriali No. 659.334

s claims. (c1. fi-42mA k"Ihis invention relates to brassires. More particularly, the invention deals with a back strap `or elastic strap coupling between rear end portions of a brassire inadjustably and yieldably supporting the brassire upon the body of the wearer. Still more particularly, the invention deals with coupling straps or elastics of V-shaped contour adapted to intert one with respect to the other and to more iirmly maintain proper position of the brassire upon the body of the wearer. The novel features of the invention will be best understood from the following description when taken together with the accompanying drawing, in which certain embodiments of the invention are disclosed, and in which the separate parts are designated by suitablereference characters in each of the views; and in which:

Fig. 1 is a front perspective view of a brassire made according to my invention.

Fig. 2 is a rear view of the brassire on an enlarged scale, showing only the central portion thereof and with parts in a turned back position; and

Fig. 3 is a partial section on the line 3--3 of Fig. 2, on an enlarged scale.

While my present back strap construction is applicable to brassires having any type or kind of pocket construction, for illustrative purposes, I have shown the same applied to a brassire of the type and kind disclosed in my prior Patent 2,337,810 of December 28, 1943.

In Fig. l, the brassire l comprises front pocket portions II and I2, each formed of upper portions I3 and I4 to which is attached a lower band portion I5 joining the pockets centrally of the front of the garment. The upper portions I3 and I4 of the pockets have strap extensions I6 `and I'I, respectively, which cross centrally of the garment,V as seen at I8. The straps terminate in elastic ends I9 and 20 attached to the side seams 2| and 22. Extending from the seams`2l and 22, are side and back bands 23 and 24 having inturned reinforced edges 25 and 2B.

The straps I6 and I1 are adapted to rmly support the upper portions I3 and I4 upon the breasts of a wearer and to accomplish this yieldably through the elastics I9 and 20. Attached to the upper ends of the pockets or the parts I3 and I4, are shoulder straps 21 and 28, the forward ends having elastic inserts 29 and 30 to yieldably support the pockets from the shoulders of the wearer.

In Fig. 2 of the drawing I have shown the rear end portions of the side bands 23 and 24, to the central portions of which are secured strips 3| and 32, which in turn each support a plurality eyes providemeans for adjustably coupling back straps 35 andl 36 therewith in adjustably supporting the brassire about the body of the wearer. The straps 35 and 36 each? comprise a pair of elastic straps converging totheir free ends V31` and 38. To the ends `3lr and 38 are securedhook members 35i` and 40 adapted to engage thefeyes 34-33, respectively. Theotherdiverging ends of the strapmembers 35 and 36 `are secured "to the reinforced` ends 25 land 26, as will lclearly appear from aconsideration of Fig. 2 .of the drawing.

of elastic or` non-elastic material, elastic material being preferably employed from the standpoint 'of yieldable support of the brassire about the body of the wearer, notwithstanding adjustments made inattachment of the hooks `39 and"4ll with the eyes 34 and 3,3. `It willalso appear from a con-,l

sideration of Fig. 2 of the drawing that the converging end of one strap member passes through the opening formed by the V-shaped contour of the other strap member and either end may be so arranged with respect to the companion strap member.

In Fig. 21 of the drawing, the end 31 of the strap 35 is shown as extending outwardly through the opening 4I of the strap member 36, the two strap members 35 and 36 overlapping centrally of the back of the brassire. This construction provides free relative movement of the V-shaped strap members one with respect to the other, particularly in compensating for expansion and contraction of the body of the wearer.

It will appear that the strap members 35 and 33 each extend from upper and lower edge `portions of the bands 23 and 24 and couple centrally with the opposed bands. Thus it will be apparent that the bands 23 and 24 will be maintained in flat relationship to each other upon the body of the wearer and gathering of these band ends is ob- Viated. Furthermore, a pull of the shoulder straps upon the ends 23 and 24 will also be taken up to some extent by the strap members 35 and 33, thereby operating to maintain position of the brassire upon the body of the wearer.` In other words, a brassire employing the back strap construction herein disclosed will be rmly and yet eyes 33-34 thereof is reinforcedbya strip folded over and partially covering the eyes, the strip 32 only being shown in Fig. 3, :but it will be apparent 3 that the stri-p 3l is similarly constructed. In Fig. 3 I have shown at 42 a supplemental strip having the portions 43 which overlie and cover part of the eyes 34.

In Fig. 1 of the drawing I have indicated at 43 one of these overlying and reinforcing portions. These poitioisi 4 3 andlf a1soaid yin'guihding the hooks 3&1 and `1li! 'into the eyes, keeping 'inmind that these hooks are attached at the back of the body of the wearer and it is important to guide the hooks accurately into the eyes to assurethe coupling engagement in maintaining the garment upon the body of the wearer ,l

Having fully described h A claim as new and desire to secure' by Letters YPatent is:

4 outwardly with respect to said band ends, said strap members having contracted free ends, a plurality of fastener devices attached to each of said bands at longitudinally spaced intervals thereon, companion fastening devices on the contracted ends of said strap members adapted for engagement the fasteners of, said bands in ,adjustab1y"coi1pling the `strap members therewith,

the V-shaped arrangement of said strap memirbLers forming openings therein, and the contracted end of one strap member being adapted to ex- *tend outwardly through the opening of the other 1. In brassires having front `ybreast pocketpow` tions, wide bands extending from the ends ofthe pocket portions to the sides and back of the gar'- ment, shulderl straps joining the bands with the upper central portions of lthe pockets', endpor tions ofthe bands having upper and lower cornersy a plairvof substantially `Visfhaped strap 'members attached'tojthefupper and, lower corners of said b a vdis; and converging oirtwardlywith respect to aid band s., sa'idf'strapfmembers having convs f 1,. -f i l tracted freefends,"a;pluralityof fastener devices ''.ffliegefnd ndrtions ofsgidbanfds am; converging embers 3,. `lon with a b-rassre having rear wide-end `rtions and aylplnrality of eyes spaced centrally and longitudinally of said end portionsf V'shaped strap members converging lout:wardly from upper and lower edges of said rear 'e'nd'portions and terminating in converging ends,

SeidN- Shesed Sripim'embes being. @dented to Crass arid? inw?? at, thefliaclwf, ,the'garient nfhk members. 0n the @merged erfdslgf. Said strap members for adjustable coupling withA `the spaced eyes of an opposed 'rear 'end portionl ofthe brassire.' V' v t y .IACK'GLICK -R'EFERENGEsl CITED The following rcrences .are-f record in 'th lebf this patenti UNITED. STATESPATENTS 

